# 627 - Today's Living Word comes from: Mr 12:8,9 "So they took him and killed him and cast him out of the vineyard. 9 "Therefore what will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the vinedressers, and give the vineyard to others.
Jesus continues with His parable of the vineyard, and it is loaded with prophetic implications. The son of the landowner in the parable is taken out of the vineyard and killed. This is exactly what they would do to Jesus.
They roughed Him up in the vineyard (Jerusalem) then took Him out of the city to Golgotha and killed Him! It's one thing to keep their deed inside the walls but to take it outside is to tell the world, “this is what we think of this person!” They didn't know what they were doing! Blinded by unbelief, they were in effect saying, “this is what we think of the Son of God!”
What do you think the vinedresser will do to such people? He will destroy them and give His vineyard to others. This is exactly what happened.
The gospel message, God's message of grace was given to the Gentiles and they embraced it. And in 70 A.D the city of Jerusalem (the vineyard) was destroyed.
God's vineyard continues today as the church of Jesus Christ, and all who deny His Sonship will face a similar end. This parable was a warning for the Jews and should serve as a warning for us as well.
Father, thank You for Your mercy, I know I wouldn't be here without it. But I have so many acquaintances Lord who have rejected Jesus. Have mercy on them. Pursue them with Your Holy Spirit and awaken saving faith in their souls.
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